Rosita jelmini biography of william
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Rosita Missoni
Italian fashion designer (1931–2025)
Rosita Missoni (née Jelmini; 20 November 1931 – 1 January 2025) was an Italian knitwear designer.
She and her husband Ottavio Missoni co-founded Italian luxury fashion house Missoni.[1]
Early life
Rosita Jelmini was born in Golasecca, northern Italy, on 20 November 1931.[2] Her family were textile artisans based in the Milan region who specialized in the manufacture of shawls[3][4]
Career
She met Ottavio Missoni in 1948 when he was participating in the London Olympics,[5] and married him in 1953.[3]
In 1953, she and Ottavio started a small knitwear store in Gallarate.
The business would become the fashion house Missoni. They later moved to Sumirago where they built a factory. They were part of a group of Italian designers whose ready-to-wear clothing became popular globally in the 1950s and 1960s.[5] The brand became famous for its colorful knitt